Steve Engel vs. Tom Long — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Long
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Engel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 1.703 compared to 9 and 2.000 for Tom Long. By the career numbers, Steve Engel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Long

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
40.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Long

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Long

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Long
Career
Per 600 PA